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SVI is home to Australia’s largest group of type 1 diabetes researchers who work passionately to better understand this debilitating condition and discover a cure.
Last December, we proudly published the results of a world-first type 1 diabetes clinical trial, that offers new hope for improved treatment options.
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2 April 2025
PhD student receives backing for pioneering immunotherapy research
PhD student Ben Turner in the Protein Chemistry and Metabolism Lab has received a generous Top-Up Scholarship from the Elaine Walters Foundation.
31 March 2025
Scientists uncover how bacterial toxins drill deadly holes in cells – with surprising links to human immunity
SVI scientists have discovered a major superfamily of bacterial proteins that create enormous holes in cell membranes. This discovery marks an exciting step toward harnessing nature’s own molecular arsenal for future biomedical advancements.
27 March 2025
Laying the groundwork for new advances with IncuCyte technology
Thanks to our generous donors, SVI is laying the groundwork for new advances in diabetes, cancer and other diseases. On Wednesday 26 March, we came together to celebrate their contributions toward SVI’s purchase of an IncuCyte Live Cell Imaging Platform, a cutting-edge tool that will significantly enhance our research efforts.
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